Ralph, the protagonist who represented order and organization in the novel, showed the potential of humans in regarding to the restraining of the evil nature. Upon the arrival of the island, Ralph told the group of boys that "... we ought to have a chief to decide things" (Golding, 1954, 22) and that "... we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire"( Golding, 1954, 38). Ralph understood the purpose of rules in a civilized society and the importance of the fire by the means of survival. He was willing to follow the rules and keep a fire in order to maintain control of the island and have a better chance of getting rescued. Ralph would "... like to put on war-paint and be a savage" (Golding, 1954, 142) because

As he finally broke free from Ralph and started his own tribe, Jack had completely lost his self-control and was blinded by the inherent evil that caused the destruction on the island. "We don't need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things... It's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us" (Golding, 1954, 102). "The chief snatched one of the few spears that were left and poke Sam in the ribs" (Golding, 1954, 182). Jack's savagery and hunger for power was so riotous that anyone disagreeing with him would be punished severely until Jack received total obedience. When he was faced with the problem of not having a fire, Jack decided to "to raid them [Ralph's group] and take fire" (Golding, 1954, 136). The evilness within him had completely taken over his consciousness that he simply wanted to do as he pleased instead of following orders. For the pleasure of seeing Ralph's head being placed on a stick, Jack burned the whole island in an effort to kill Ralph. He did not think of the consequences for his actions because he made decisions not by judging their validity, but by following his instinct. The fire that he started destroyed the food that was need for survival and left the island and civilization in ruins.

As Jack explored more frequently on the island, his self-restraint had weakened due to the lack of civilization and supervision of his surrounding environment. "'I cut the pig's throat,' said Jack, proudly..." (Golding, 1954, 69). The fear of blood and killing was no longer present for the reason that it was replaced with joy and pride. Even the guilt and shame, which Jack felt from the self-consciousness that he had left, was hidden behind a painted mask (Golding, 1954, 64). Gradually, he started neglecting the task of keeping the fire because of his eagerness toward hunting. As the evil nature of Jack surfaced more often, disorder on the island was becoming more apparent. Because Jack "... let the fire go out" (Golding, 1954, 70) to pursue more exciting acti

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